Who created "Tunic (Front Panel)"?

Tunic (Front Panel) was created by Coptic in Arab period (641–969)/Fatimid period (969–1171), 9th/10th century.

When was "Tunic (Front Panel)" created?

This artwork was created Arab period (641–969)/Fatimid period (969–1171), 9th/10th century.

What medium is "Tunic (Front Panel)"?

Tunic (Front Panel) is Linen and wool, tapestry weave.

Tunic (Front Panel)

Coptic

Arab period (641–969)/Fatimid period (969–1171), 9th/10th century

Medium

Linen and wool, tapestry weave

Dimensions

116.5 × 39 cm (46 × 15 in.)

Classification

textile

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

70438

About the Artist

Coptic

Coptic, the collective attribution for anonymous masters of early Christian Egypt, embodies the vibrant fusion of pharaonic, Hellenistic, and Greco-Roman traditions that defined art from the 4th century onward. Emerging in the context of Coptic Christianity's rise after the 1st century AD, these artists operated amid economic constraints that favored functional craftsmanship over elite patronage, ...

Tunic (Front Panel)

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